2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries

2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries

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339½ delegates to the Constitution Party National Convention
Candidate Uncommitted Scott Copeland Home state n/a Texas Contests won 1 1 Popular vote 691 250 Percentage 58.8% 21.3%   Candidate J. R. Myers Patrick Anthony Ockander Home state Alaska Texas Contests won 0 0 Popular vote 139 95 Percentage 11.8% 8.1%
First place by first-instance vote   Scott Copeland (1)   Uncommitted (1)   No contest (48)
Previous Constitution Party nominee Virgil Goode Constitution Party nominee Darrell Castle

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The 2016 Constitution Party presidential primaries were 2 electoral contests, held in the states of Idaho and Missouri, by the Constitution Party during the 2016 election season in order to allocate delegates from those states to the 2016 Constitution Party National Convention.

Candidates

Candidates are sorted by delegate votes received at the 2016 Constitution Party National Convention.

Candidate		Profession	State	Campaign	Popular vote	Contests won	Delegates	Ref
									Darrell Castle		Attorney Nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2008	Tennessee	(Campaign • Website) Running mate: Scott Bradley	0	0	184
Scott Copeland		Minister Former Pastor	Texas		250	1	103.5
J.R. Myers		Chairman of the Constitution Party of Alaska	Alaska		138	0	9
Patrick Anthony Ockander		Author	Texas		95	0	0

Results

National

Idaho primary

The Constitution Party of Idaho held its primary on March 8.

Idaho Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016[1][2][3]
Candidate	Popular vote		Pledged delegates
	Count	Percentage
Scott Copeland	250	51.7%	8
J.R. Myers	139	28.7%	0
Patrick Anthony Ockander	95	19.6%	0
Total:	484	100%	8

Missouri primary

The Constitution Party of Missouri held its primary on March 15. No candidate made it on the ballot, and the only option for voters was "Uncommitted".

Missouri Constitution Party presidential primary, 2016[4]
Candidate	Popular vote
	Count	Percentage
Uncommitted	691	100%
Total:	691	100%

See also

Presidential primaries

• 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
• 2016 Green Party presidential primaries
• 2016 Libertarian Party presidential primaries
• 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries

References